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Radio New ZealandNews report · Oct 26, 2:40 AM
'Everything's pretty charred': Police seek cause of fire that gutted Napier church
Members of the church's community have expressed their shock and sadness at the extent of the damage.
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'Everything's pretty charred': Police seek cause of fire that gutted Napier church
Stuff (New Zealand) and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Members of the church's community have expressed their shock and sadness at the extent of the damage.
The headline split The left frames it as "‘We are devastated’: Napier church badly damaged in fire". The center frames it as "'Everything's pretty charred': Police seek cause of fire that gutted Napier church".
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Left / center-left‘We are devastated’: Napier church badly damaged in fire
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
Center'Everything's pretty charred': Police seek cause of fire that gutted Napier church
Radio New Zealand · Center · News report
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 26, 2:22 AM
‘We are devastated’: Napier church badly damaged in fire
Photos show extensive damage inside the church, while police investigate and the congregation says everyone is safe.
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Oct 26, 2:22 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Oct 26, 2:40 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.